Graduate Development

Graduate Development Office

The Faculty of Law Graduate Development Office assists Bond Law students to improve their career outcomes by providing personalised careers and employment resources including:

• Advice on legal careers and/or employment opportunities
• Assistance with the identification of employment pathways for legal graduates
• Assistance with applications for domestic and international internships, work experience, clerkships and graduate positions
• Law job postings via email and on the BondLSA website
• Bond Law Alumni and legal firm contacts
• A comprehensive library of legal career and employment resources

The Graduate Development Office is located on Level 2 (Ground Floor), Faculty of Law, Bond University. 

For more information, please contact our Graduate Development Specialists at lawcareers@bond.edu.au.

Networking Events

The Faculty of Law organises a number of networking events which are designed to facilitate Bond Law students’ contact with members of the legal profession and to assist with their career development.

• Firm visits and seminars by members of the profesion
• Bond Law Alumni careers presentations
• Bond University Careers Fair
• Bond Law Graduate and Clerkship Panel

Australian Law Firms

Some of the largest private-practice firms in Australia are:

• Allens Arthur Robinson
• Baker McKenzie
• Blake Dawson Waldron 
• Norton Rose
• Clayton Utz
• Corrs Chambers Westgarth
• Freehills
• DLA Piper
• Mallesons Stephen Jaques
• Minter Ellison

Medium size firms usually operate under a similar structure to the large firms in that they provide a range of business-related legal services, although usually to smaller business clients.

Small firms tend to fall into two categories. The first type has a similar structure to the large-and-medium sized firms. They provide a range of legal services to business clients but on a much smaller scale in addition to providing legal services to individuals. The other type of small firm is often referred to as a “boutique” firm. These firms tend to specialise in a particular area of law and build a reputation being experts in their field. Clients tend to seek them out directly for their expertise, or alternatively, a large firm will outsource or refer work to these firms.